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Chrysler’s widely-discussed 2-minute Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood has been restored on Youtube after being pulled down, for a number of hours due to what was described as a “copyright claim” from the NFL.

The problem is that neither Chrysler nor the NFL — nor Google, which operates the Youtube service — can explain what was, in fact, behind the supposed copyright issue or the temporary blockage of the socially-sensitive spot, dubbed “Halftime in America.” The unusual 2-minute spot, which originally aired at the end of halftime during Super Bowl XLVI, focused on solving the nation’s current problems rather than offering the traditional automotive hard-sell.

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“We’re investigating but we have no explanation for why it was taken down” in the first place, Chrysler spokesperson Dianna Guttierez told TheDetroitBureau.com An official with the NFL, meanwhile, said the professional sports league did not have a problem with the ad, hadn’t asked for it to be taken down and has since notified Google there is no dispute that should block the Eastwood spot’s distribution.